Peru Treks and Climbing Tours:

PRIVATE LIMA CITY TOURS & ADVENTURE TOURS

 

With Peru Trekking & Climbing / Peruvian Andes Adventures

Lima is a diverse and stimulating city to visit, with sectors of the city dating from many different historical and modern eras, museums, parks, shopping, huge markets, the coast and beach, international and Peruvian restaurants.

 

Lima is an eclectic mix of traditional vs modern, old vs new, wealthy vs poverty.

 

Take in the history, sights and tastes of this rapidly changing city with a private city tour or adventure tour organized by our very reliable and trustworthy Lima colleague Paul Cusinga.

Paul speaks good English, is a very friendly and sociable person and delights in showing visitors around the attractions of his home city.

 

He enjoys very much the company of all our clients and will even accompany you out to a restaurant, a club or a show if you would like some friendly company in the evening.

 

Paul with Jerome from New Zealand

 

LIMA CITY TOURS

Isabel from the USA said this:  "We (especially Carl) enjoyed your man in Lima, Paul.  He diligently waited for our delayed flight and had a sign at the arrival area.  Carl enjoyed chatting with him about a variety of topics.  We also enjoyed the Gold museum and wished we had more time to do so."

 

In Lima there existed several different pre-Columbian cultures dating back thousands of years. Lima was also part of the Inca Empire until seized by the Spaniard Francisco Pizarro in 1535 when it was converted into the Spanish capital of Peru.

 

The guided Lima City Tours take in some the various different historical periods of Lima’s history:
Pre-Hispanic, Colonial and Contemporary

 

HALF DAY LIMA CITY TOUR

 

Duration: 4 hours

This excursion offers the best combination of the different attractions in Lima and its three historical periods: Pre-Hispanic, Colonial and Contemporary.

 

ANCESTRAL LIMA

We visit the ruins of the ancient site of Huaca Pucllana. Indigenous peoples started building Huaca Pucllana in 400 A.D.—nine centuries before the Incas started setting stones at mighty Machu Picchu. Those earliest residents gathered, traded, made community decisions, worshiped and sacrificed women and children at Huaca Pucllana for 300 years. They abandoned the site when the Wari empire conquered the area in 700 A.D., and built a cemetery for its elite on top of the pyramid. The Incas moved in some three centuries later. We will have a panoramic view of this magnificent ceremonial and administrative centre which was considered by the Incas a holy village. We will learn about the life and rituals of its ancient inhabitants and admire its typical pyramidal building, very characteristic of sacred pre-Hispanic edifications which were adored in the coast of Perú

 

COLONIAL LIMA

The Peruvian Viceroyalty was the most important in the Spanish Empire and Lima was its capital. The highlights of its historical centre are its architecture and the urban design of the city, found in the old streets filled with colonial houses adorned with Moorish-style balconies , magnificent Spanish architecturally designed government buildings, cathedrals, convents and plazas.

Our tour takes in the most spectacular of these buildings, including the central plaza of Lima – the Plaza Del Armas, The Government Palace, Cathedral and the Convent of Saint Francis which displays the biggest collection of religious art in Americas. We go deep underground to the Lima burial crypts known as the Catacombes where the citizens of Lima during colonial times were laid to rest by the monks of the Convent of Saint Francis.

 

 

 

Monasterio San Franciasco (left) & Skeletal Remains  Catacombes (right)

 

CONTEMPORARY LIMA

Visit the modern sector of Lima: situated on a cliff overlooking the beach and Pacific Ocean is the tourist district of Miraflores with modern apartments, shopping centres and many international restaurants.

 

 

Miraflores

 

 

FULL DAY LIMA CITY TOUR

 

Duration: About 8 hours

Includes the tours above plus a choice of either:
*Gold Museum
*Tour of Ruins of Pachacamac

 

TOUR PACHACAMAC

Dating from the Inca period was an important Inca site on the coast situated in the Lurin valley, 31 km from Lima. Pilgrims from different parts of the territory came here to adore and pay homage to the God Pachacamac, "Creator God of the Universe".

You will find there ruins of the Palaces, Streets, Squares and Temples completely built in sun-baked bricks. Some of them have been partially restored, as the Temple of the Sun and the Acllahuasi or "House of the Chosen Women", where "The Chosen Women" were taught to weave and spin fine cloth for the Inca and his court.

 

 

Ruins and temple s ights on the Pachacamac Tour

 

 

GOLD MUSEUM

 

Our visit to THE GOLD MUSEUM allows us to appreciate a stunning collection of gold & ceramics from different pre-Columbian cultures, some as old as 3,000 years of age, but the most famous being the Inca. The Gold Museum also exhibits a valuable collection of antique and modern weapons which is considered one of the best in the world.

 

 

Exhibits from the Gold Museum

 

Contact Anne for complete details and photos of our Lima City tours.

 

MUSEUM TOURS IN LIMA

 

* GOLD MUSEUM – 4 hour tour

 

* LARCO MUSEUM & the NATIONAL ARCHEOLOGICAL  MUSEUM – 4 hour tour

These are two of the most important museums in Lima, housing incomparable artifacts and collections of pre-Colombian art from Peru and the New World.

 

Larco Museum exhibits the largest private collection of pre-Colombian Peruvian art in the world, with over 45,000 archaeological pieces of gold, silver and ceramics from different eras and cultures. Pieces from Larco museum have toured major world museums.

The principle feature of the museum is an extensive exhibition of pre-Hispanic erotic art & ceramics.

 

 

Museum Exhibits

 

 

 

The National Museum of Archeology, Anthropology & History is housed in a magnificent colonial mansion that was the residence of Peru’s Spanish viceroys.

 

This is Peru’s grandest museum and houses the Estela Raymondi and the Tello Obelisk monuments, two important carved stone pieces dating back to the Formative period 1000 years B.C. It features the largest textile collection, with fabrics from the Pre-Ceramic period through to the Inca Empire, and a major collection of ancient Peruvian metals. The remarkable Tawantinsuyo Room illustrates one hundred years of the Inca Empire through virtual models and re-creations.

 

 

More interesting museum exhibits

 

*FULL DAY TOUR OF ALL THREE MUESEUMS – approx 8 hours

 

Contact Anne for complete details and photos of our Lima City tours.

 

EVENING ENTERTAINMENT in LIMA CITY

 

Magical Spectacular of the Lima Water Fountains

A new evening attraction in Lima, situated in the beautiful large park Parque De La Reserva with it’s extensive grass lawns, walking paths and trees. The magical spectacular of the waters is a show of dozens of different gushing water fountains all playing water to music. We wander through the park being amazed by the many different coloured lights and water fountains which dance and change to the rhythm of the music

After a couple of hours enjoying the outdoor show, Paul can drop you off at Larco Mar in Miraflores where you can enjoy a delicious dinner at one of the many waterfront restaurants.

 

The show is Wednesday to Sunday evenings only.

 

 

 

Water fountains of Lima

 

MUSICAL FOLKLORE SHOW & BUFFET DINNER

 

We take you for a fantastic night of music, culture and dancing at the best Dinner Show in town. You will enjoy various and exquisite cuisine, as well as a selection of the most culturally significant expressions of music and dance of the coast and highlands.

 

We will appreciate the beauty of dances from different parts of Peru, performed by different dance schools. We will see dances such us "El Festejo", "Los Caporales", "Los Cholones", "Los Tigrillos", "Marinera Norteña" and "Marinera Limeña", "Huayllas", "Tondero", "Valicha", "Diablada" and much more. All of them spectacularly represented in typical colourful costumes of the regions. While we enjoy the show we are served a delicious buffet meal of a variety of typical Peruvian dishes.

 

 

 

Peruvian Cultural Dance Show

 

Plus we can “tailor make” a tour for you or you can choose to “mix and match” a tour to any of the attractions above.

 

Contact Anne for complete details and photos of our Lima City tours including evening tours.

 

ADVENTURE TOURS FROM LIMA

 

YACHT TOUR & SEA NATURE CRUISE

On board a comfortable cruising boat, we take a full day sailing cruise off the coast from Lima weaving in and out of several beautiful   small islands rich in history and sea life – birds, seals, sea lions and sometimes dolphins.

Among other islands we will visit:-

* San Lorenzo Island which was once a study  base for the English scientist Charles Darwin
*El Fronton Island which houses the remains of an old penitentiary

 

Yacht tours of the small islands off the coast of Lima, Peru

 

* The Cavinzas Islands with many natural caves and caverns. This group of islands is the last guano harvesting site & is a natural paradise for seabirds such as pelicans, Peruvian boobies, guanays, red-legged cormarants & a variery of gulls. They are also inhabited by Humboldt penguins, which may be occasionally seen.

 

 

Seabirds off Lima's Coast, Peru

 

* The Palomino Islands which are a refuge for frolicsome, friendly and inquisitive sea lions.

If you are brave, you can take a swim with the seals!

 

 

Seals and dolphins off Lima's Coast, Peru

 

LUNAHUANA TOUR & RAFTING

 

*History!
*Exhilarating Rafting!
*Pisco and Wine Tasting!

 

Luanahuana is a magical area located just 184km from Lima.

After departing your Lima hotel in our private transport, we arrive in Lunahuana where we visit the Main Square, the 17th century Church, the Catapalla Bridge and the Fortress of Incawasi.

 

 

The historical area of Lahuhuana

 

We then put on our life jackets & helmets and take an adventurous rafting trip on the Cañete River.

 

 

Rafting on the Cañete River

 

After the exhilarating raft trip, we visit the wine cellar Los Reyes where we learn about the production of wine and the famous Pisco and sample the products have a delicious lunch of famous local Peruvian local fare, before returning to Lima.

 

 

Local Peruvian Wine and Food, what a combination!

 

Contact Anne for complete details and photos of our fantastic Lima Adventure Tours.